CHOKE – English Lyrics

• By: The Warning
• Album: ERROR

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'CHOKE' by The Warning, a powerful rock song in English that speaks directly to the universal struggle of feeling overwhelmed. Through its intense music and heartfelt lyrics, you can learn about confronting internal battles and finding the strength to refuse to give up, making it a special and cathartic listening experience.

[English]

I won't say goodbye

In the end, it won't matter at all

I'm sure

I won't survive the fall

...

Wear your tears like jewelry

That vice is overpriced but

Art is dead, it died with me

Don't cry

Just let me drown

Let me drown

Let me dive in

Sink in deeper

Push my head

Choke me 'til I drown

Let me drown

...

Drifting out of trust

Slipping down my throat into my lungs

It's cold but this where I'll stay

...

Comfortably in pain

Wear your tears like jewelry

That vice is overpriced but

Art is dead, it died with me

Don't cry

Just let me drown

Let me drown

Let me dive in

Sink in deeper

Push my head

Choke me 'til I drown

Like a machine every day I'm on hold

Breathe in, breathe out

I keep on waiting, tearing at my will

I wish I would just stop

Let me drown

Let me drown

Let me dive in

Sink in deeper

Push my head

Choke me 'til I drown

Let me drown

Let me drown

Let me dive in

Sink in deeper

Push my head

Choke me 'til I drown

Let me drown

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to die by being underwater or in a liquid
tears /tɪərz/ B1	noun - sorrow or pain expressed by crying
art /ɑːt/ A2	noun - the expression or application of human creative skill
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - firm belief in the reliability of someone or something verb - to believe someone or something to be truthful or reliable
sink /sɪŋk/ B2	verb - to go down below the surface of water
head /hɛd/ A2	noun - the upper part of the body containing the brain verb - to be in charge of something
deeper /ˈdiːpər/ B2	adjective - more profound or intense
push /pʊʃ/ B1	verb - to exert force on someone or something to move it away
machine /məˈʃiːn/ B2	noun - a mechanical device for performing work
overpriced /ˌoʊvərˈpraɪst/ B1
died /daɪd/ A2
cry /kraɪ/ A2

Key Grammar Structures

• I won't say goodbye

  ➔ Future simple (negative)

  ➔ The future simple is used with "won't" (will not) to express a future action that the speaker refuses or predicts not to happen, as in "I won't say goodbye".

• Wear your tears like jewelry

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood gives a command or suggestion without a subject, as in "Wear your tears like jewelry", advising the listener to do something metaphorically.

• That vice is overpriced but

  ➔ Present simple for states

  ➔ The present simple describes permanent or general states, like opinions or facts, as in "That vice is overpriced", stating a timeless truth about value.

• Don't cry

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The negative imperative uses "don't" + base verb to prohibit an action, as in "Don't cry", telling the listener not to perform it.

• Let me dive in

  ➔ Imperative with 'let'

  ➔ 'Let' + object + base verb forms a permissive imperative, allowing or requesting permission, as in "Let me dive in", asking to be allowed to act.

• Sink in deeper

  ➔ Imperative with adverbial phrase

  ➔ Imperatives can include adverbial phrases for manner or extent, as in "Sink in deeper", commanding to perform the action more intensely.

• Choke me 'til I drown

  ➔ Until clause ('til)

  ➔ 'Til' (informal for 'until') introduces a time clause specifying when the action stops, as in "Choke me 'til I drown", indicating the limit of the action.

• I keep on waiting

  ➔ Present continuous with 'keep on'

  ➔ 'Keep on' + gerund emphasizes persistent action in the present continuous, as in "I keep on waiting", showing ongoing repetition.

• I wish I would just stop

  ➔ Wish + would for annoyance

  ➔ 'Wish' + subject + would expresses frustration about someone's behavior, especially one's own, as in "I wish I would just stop", wishing for change.

• Breathe in, breathe out

  ➔ Parallel imperatives

  ➔ Parallel structures in imperatives repeat the same form for balance and rhythm, as in "Breathe in, breathe out", creating a rhythmic instruction.